moccasin

A slipper made of green hide, and worn in cases of necessity; a term derived from the North American Indians.

Moccasin
·noun A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is...

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moccasin
Also often written and pronounced moggason. (Algonkin, makisin.) An Indian shoe, made of soft leathe...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Water moccasin
·- A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute ...

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